Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 19, Number 40, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 15 December 1897 — Page 2

OUR STRICKEN RULER. The Venerable Mother of Preal- . debt McKinley Dead. The End Cornell Fnlnleiisly In the Early Sabbath Dawn—Her DUtlngalslied Son and Other Children Present. Canton, 0.. Dec. 13.—Nancy Allison McKinley, the aged mother of president McKinley phssed away at 2:08 o’clock Sunday morning. The nation’s chief executive, the son whom she had lived to see in the white-house, was at her bedside for hours before the end came. The mother passed away with her hanS in his, but the end was marked by the unconsciousness that denotes paralysis from acute old age. The death scene was a touching and impressive one. The members of the McKinley family, including children, grandchildren and other relatives, were grouped about the bedside, and as the hours of the night wore on it was realized that the sufferer could not live until daylight. President McKinley was a constant attendant at his side, and vainly tried to secure some signs of recognition. Shortly after .midnight a change was noticed in the condition of the fnst sinking patient, and those who watched the flickering of the vital spark saw that the end was at hand. The deep, palsied sleep in which she had lain for hours grew more deathlike. Physicians and relatives could do nothing but watch fay the final flight of the spirit. The president held one withered hand in both his own, and bent low over the face of the dying woman. At. eight minutes past tvvo thf.ue came a sigh, and the breath, hardly noticeable"' for ho n £sl encsctk Nancy All ison.Mcfc in ley " was dead. - -— -v

AboUt'lhe sacred couch, now the hic.r of the mother who, had rounded out n Ion" life of usefulness, were (lie children and other relatives. Ardimd the ' deathbed when the final scene was exacted were President McKinley, his wlfe : , Mr. Abner'MeKinley, Mr/6. Duncan aild Miss Helen McKinley, children of the aped vvoman vvhose life breath had been hTTsJretKfdTWSfT whose tongue had taken on the eternal palsy. The aped ■sister was there, Mrs. Abigail Osborne, the only one of the Allison family now living. Mrs. Bowman, of Lorain; Mtssc* Brace and Mabel McKinley, Janies McKinley, Miss Duncan and Jack Duncan, grandchildren, were nlkin the sad party that witnessed the lust breath of tlie noble parent. The end came without a Struggle, ft was a sleep whose significance could not be mistaken, president McKinley remained nt the bedside for an hour or more, and was then persuaded to take some rest from his long and painful vigil. - It is a coincidence that Mrs. McKinley died at almost the identical hour of the day as did her husband on Thanksgiving five years ng£L President McKinley remained up until about 3:30 o’clock, a little more than an hour after the death, ami then retired for a few hours’ sleep. During the forenoon he and his brother spent the greater prfrt of an hour walking about the more secluded streets near home, securing much needed exercise and fresh air. The president was greatly refreshed by the experience. although even before lie seemed tittle the worse physically for the trying ordeal of ffie past (lays, during which,except when he went to Washington to attend to official (litres, lie kept an nlmost constant vigil at the bedside of his mother. In the afternoon the president and Abner McKinley drove to beautiful West,Lawn cemetery, about a mile west of the home, to attend personally to arrangements for the interment, which will be made in the family lot where lie the remains of the husband and father and which adjoins the lot which for more than 20 years has contained the bodies of the two children of the president and his wife, under carefully-kept mounds that are strewn with flowers whenever the parents come to Canton. The president tenderly and tearfully laid clusters of flfliwers on the graves while the site of the mother's resting place was being selected, Messages of .condolence nre pouring . Into the telegraph office from all quariters. and many frieiids have already called at the house to offer sympathy. Mrs. came nf n family which was transplanted from Enpland to the hills of Virginia. The Allison family subsequently removed to Green county. Fa., where Abner Allison, Nancy’s father, was born, and where he married Ann Campbell, of Scotch-German descent. Early In the present century Mr. and Mrs. Allison ciimo from Pennsylvania to Columbiana county. -tilts- s **®" 'trAvettng -by hsck’ lrofses in 180, near the present city of Lisbon. Nancy Allison was born. Her girlhood was passed on the farm, and in 1827 she married William McKinley, a young Iron manufacturer. The couple first lived at Fairfield, and afterward at Niles and Poland before removing to Canton. Nine children were born to them. They were: David Allison, deceased: Anna, deceased: James, deceased; Mary, deceased; Helen Minerva, now living at Canton: Sara Elizabeth, now the wife of A. J—Duncan, us -Cleveland; William, the president; Abigail Celia, deceased, and Abner, whose home Is In New York. William McKinley, Sr., died In November, 181*2, at the-uge of 85 years. When President McKinley-entered congress over 20 years ago hr was from his mother much of the time until he retired from congress to make the canvass fur governor In 181*1. During his service front 18*12 to 1&8C as governor, he went to Cantori frequently to visit his mother und he #ur with her from January, nsoti, until he went to .Washington last March. Previous to entering public life the pustdetit was always located near his parents,and spent rauijn time with theri* ‘ HcuelVea *OSO for nu Eye. Madison, W is., ilc.c. 13.- —Nine hundred and . fifty dollars for mi eye w its the verdict awarded by a jury iu the federal! court Saturday to Edward, Bed.soli, whb was blown up in a tiyuamitt* explosion ty>hj years ago at Speck’a Ferry, in lowa, just across the state line from La Crosse. Ilr kird for DOO. Miner* Win. Mount Olive, ill., Dee. 13.—The striking miners who have been idle for five months will this morning resupie. work t- the scale- adept eel -in Springfield. It is a complete victory for the miner*. o

HAYTI HUMILIATED. The Little Republic Obeys the Demands of the Kaiser. Port au Prince, Ilayti, Dec. B—The trouble between Germany and Ilayti .appears to be settled. The Ilaytian government has saluted the German flag and the foreigners who had sought refuge on board ships in this harbor have returned to their homes. It is understood the* the question of the indemnity demanded by Germany for the alleged illegal arrest and imprisonment of Herr Emil Lueders, a German subject, has been settled to the satisfaction of Germany and that all the demhrfds of that country have been agreed to by the government of Ilayti, in face es tho display.~ot.force made by Qermuny and under the threat of a bombardment of the defensive works of the port unless these demands were agreed to within the eight, hours^ ’following the time tlge German ultimatum was delivered Monday morning, shortly after the arrival at this port of the two German cruisers sent to back up the demands of the German minister here, Count Schwerin. Native Hawaiian* Protest. Washington, Dee. 10. Senator Iloar on Thursday presented a monster protest in the senate 'ffrom native Haiwaiians against the annexation of the Hawaiian., islands- to the United States. The protest filled'several hundred pages of foolscap paper, and was forwarded by Enoch Johnson and Lilia K. Aholo, .secretaries respect i vely fofthcJ I aav a iia.n Patriotic league and the Hawaiian Woman’s Patriotic league, who made certificate that the signatures wore all genuine. Os the 21,209 signers 10,300 were women, and 100 were foreigners. The petition was printed in both the English and Hawaiian languages, and was very brief, merely “protesting against annexation to tho United States jn any shape or forth.” The presentation of the petition nvas witnessed by the native* Hawaiian* comprising the delegation. now hero fa oppose annexation, who inaile their first visit to the capital on Thursday. Jhey told those, with whom they conversed that their people were -unalterably oppc&ed tp/annexn*-. tion. TliC ('lirinlin.il Conference. Philadelphia, Dec. 10. —The national conference on. the Christian principles of civil government came to an end Thursday afternoon. Ifcsnliiftons were adopted indorsing the sentiments expressed during the convention. One of these declares 1 lint, “it is the duty of Hi if Christian churches oT this nation to put forth earnest efforts to maintain the existing Christian features of our government, and to endeavor to secure such an amendment to our constitution as will give to our Christ ian laws, institutions ami usages arr undeniable legal basis in the fundamental law of the land, and thus secure a firm basis for ©very necessary moral and Christian reform.” Other resolutions declare against USaLlmfli, deice railon’’’ by the operation of railways! steamboats, electric ears, baseball playing, the publication of newspapers, the use of bicycle, horse or carriage for pleasure, sessions of congress and transportation of the mails.

The Striker* Win. Slrcutor, 111., Dec. 11.-The miners' strife? in Ibis vicinity came to air end Friday nftenmou when A. L. Sweet, general manager of the Chicago, Wilmington und Vermillion Coat company, agreed to pay the price demanded by the men, which is (it cents a ton for gross weight mining. The Star Coni company officials met State Secretary liytrn and a committee of the miners mul agreed to pay the price demanded. The miners refused Mr, Sweet Vproposition to go tnre'k to 12 cents a ton, and he finally yielded to their demands. This practically settles the strike in nil northern Illinois, and will jmt 2,000 fnen at. work at once. The men have, been standing out for gross weight, positively refusing to accept ,tver screens, and nre elated over their victory. —-— Noted Divine I’naaca Away. New York, Dee. 9. —Key. Dr. John Atkinson, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, at lluverstruw, N. Y'., died at that place Wednesday, aged G3 years. Dr. Atkinson had held pastorates in New Jersey, Chicago, Bay City, Mich., and Adrian, Mich. lie was the nuftuor of the hymn, “We Shall Meet Beyond the River,” and of numersous works on church affairs. , Liquor Mnat Not Ue Mold. Washington, Dee. 7. Tlie senate j'OHHuittce on rules has instructed the sergeant-nt-arms of tlie senate to enforce tlie rules of the senate prohibiting tlie sale of liquor in tlie senate wing of tlie enpttol. There was no liquor on sale in the senate restaurant during the day. * Sultnu’s 1,1 ft- Attempted. London, Dec. 10. —Tlie Athens correspondent of the Daily Chronicle snys that on Monday last two soldiers in tire imperial service at tlie Y'ildiy, Kiosk, tlie palace of the sultan, made nq attempt on th e life of “the sultan. This was frustrated by the attendants of the sultan. Life Sentence for Nornk. Cedar Kapids, la.. Dee. 0. —Judge Burnham on Saturday denied the motion for anew trial made iu behalf of Frank Novak, and sentenced him to life imprisonment in the penitentiary at Aiiamosa. ' j Will NlirCnt Wnires. Boston. Dec. It. —-Few cotton manufacturers will follow the example* of tlie Fall River mien and reduce wages. The increasing competition of the southern plants lias been discounted pretty generally. Wheat 11i*kcIic*8 SI.OO. Chn r Ssrv, Ore. 10,—Devetuber wheat' was>:ji tried tip tg $1.09 Thursday." the highest ‘figure s 'si nee the fmifous corner of 1.891. German General Dead. Furfitr. P* *:. 11. (len. Von Buofbw, ol the artillery, is dead. He haclftieen suffering front influcpza.

MILLER RIDES IN FIRST. Chlcniroqn Wins the Six-Day Bicycle Race in New York. New York, Dec. 13. —Charles W. Miller, of Chicago, is the new champion at the bicycle track —the world’s champion six-day racer. So he was acclaimed Saturday night when he finished the great race many miles ahead of the world’s record made by “Teddy” Hale, of Ireland, in 1896. After the end of the racing,” in the presence of the management, the track was surveyed and found to be 564 feet 3 inches in circuit, measure!! 18 inches from the pole, according to the racing rules. These figures, inultfplied bj s nine, the number of laps said to have made a mile, showed a total of 5,078 feet 3 inches. Accordingly the track turns out to have been short 201 feet 9 inches in every mile, and it is estimated on this basis that Miller’s record of 2,093 miles really represents nearly 80 miles less. This would bring his figures down to about 2,013 miles, over 100 more than the record made by Hale in the garden last Decern lie r. , The race enqed in a scene of wildness and confusion. Men went wild and threw up their bats when the announcement Was made. When Miller was lifted off his wheel-all he knew was that -he was the winner. It was a great race —n remarkable ra#e. It is a question whether the records made can ever V)e beaten. Man’s endurance has been pushed to the utmost. Thirty-six competitors started in the contest and less than half that number were able to maintain the strain on mind and body i and ride on its last day. | Asa reward for their w'eek of pain I and torture in covering hundreds of j miles awheel Miller will get $1,500. aside | from presents-from wheel and tire con- | cerns; $1,300 of this is the winner’s ; share, of the purse and-S2OO more goes i for breaking the record. Joe Rice’s | share of the purse will be SBOO, and Scliinneer will get $500; Teddy Hale will receive $350 and Waller SSO less; Pierce gets S2OO, Golden /S!SO, Gannon $125, Enternyan and Kivierre SIOO each, i and Elkes $75. All the riders who eovj cred more than 1.350 miles will receive n prize, probably SSO apiece. Charles W. Miller, the winner of the race, spent the night at. a Turkish bath, and when he reached Ilartholdi hotel Sunday he looked well. He felt in good condition, he said, and that he was fit to ride another six dnys. He certainly did not look like n riiah who had gone through the terrible ordeal of working 138 hours and sleeping only -four hours in the six days just passed.Ills eyes were bright and he said he was not in the least exhausted. One important result of the race probably will be a stringent restrictive measure on long-distance racing by the League of American Wheelmen. Hitherto these events have been conducted under the sanction of the L. A. W., but A. Crissey Morrison, vice president of that organization, declares that he will prepare and present at the next national assembly' of the L. A. W. an amendment covering she point so thoroughly that it will prevent any possible countenance of such an event in the future; Mr. Morrison declares that from every point of view the six-day bicycle race should be condemned, as it is an inhumnn and health-destroying institution. lOWA’S BIG DEFICIT. Stale Auditor'* FlirnrcH Show a s'liortn*e or. $500,000. Des Moines,- la,, Dec. 13,- Stnte Auditor in his biennial report estimates that there will be a deficit in the state treasury of nearly $500,000 next June. Ht*explains how extraordinary appropriations and expenditures have caused this deficit. He recommends that the stnte finances be brought to n cash basis; that the legislature increase the tax levy for the next two years; that the extraordinary appropriations be limited; that it be ascertained what further revenue may be obtained by taxing such property as does not now pay Its share of the public revenue, and that the legislature continue the work of guarding and, necessary, reducing the expenseSu the stnte government and the state institutions.

ACCIDENTAL DEATH. Coroner’s Jnry Frees American Fighter from a Serious Predicament. London, Dec. 13. —The coroner’s jury returned a verdict of accidental death la the case of Walter Croot, the English bantam weight, who died on Tuesday morning last from injuries received during the contest for the bantam weight championship wilh Jimmy Barry, ot- Chicago, -at the -National Sporting club on the previous night. According to the medical testimony Croot's skull was fractured at the base, due to a fall after a blow in the twentieth round. Killed’ In a Fist Filtht. Dayton, 0., Dec. 13.—Michael Dyer, nt one time an inmate of the soldiers’ home, formerly of troop C. Second regiment -United States cavalry, was killed Saturday night in n fist fight with John J. Lnugbliu, once of the soldiers’ home, formerly a private In The “First regiment bf the New York veteran cavalry. Both were over 70 years old and hud been friends. Saturday they drank together, quarreled ami went into the street to tight, whereupon Lnughlin knocked Dyer down. Dyer’s head struck the curb and he died immediately. Laugiin is iu jail. * 1 y '/ * ‘ 8(w U(uu|i ill Sun Spots. Geneva, N. Y'., Dec. 13. —Prof. William R. Brooks, of Smith observatory, reports the observation of a great group of sun spots approaching tlie center of the sun’s disc. The group is visible to the naked eye through smoked glass. nd may be well defined with small telescopes. Measurements made by l’rof. Brooks f how this vast solar disturbance to be 100,000 miles in length. Officially lien led* Washington, Dee/13.—The Turkish legation here officially denies the report rtnrf an., attempt was recent.'y ttiad* Upon the life of the sultan.

LEADERS OF LABOR. National Federation Meet* at Nabvllle—President Gomperi’ Addre**. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 14.—The National Federation of Labor began its annual convention session in' this city Monday with an attendance of more than 100 delegates from different states and an equal number of visitors. The federation met in the hall of the house of representatives at the state capitol at one o’clock, President Gompers preadding. President Gompers read his annual address, vyhieh was in part as follows: “With two exceptions, all our affiliated national unions report a large Increase of local unions and In membership. t There Is an Increase of about 31,000 members In the organizations affiliated. UIA Aha nrvnala w olm (A OrMfllZft it nil's Been tnc cOn*tlHl dUii am mi our fellow workers engaged in unskilled labor. With the invention of new machinery and the applications of new forces, the division and subdivision of labor, many workers who have been employed at skilled trades find themselves with their occupation gone; to which they have devoted long terms of years tp acquire. Thus we see the artisan of yesterday the unskilled labore.r of to-day. It is a source of gratification to report that within the past year a very large* number of federal labor unions for unskilled workers have been organized and from them a much forger number of trade unions,' "There have been quite a number of strikes within the past year, but the change in the causes which have produced them is worthy of note. “The strikes of this year with few exceptions have been for higher wuges, shorter hours and the extension and recognition of union principles. Our organizations report, with gratifying unanimity, the very large number of successes achieved, advantages gained and the growth and extension of the power of organization enjoyed, "The movement to reduce the hours of labor is always one which commands the first attention of organized labor. “We hold that no condition is satisfactory nor any solution complete which fails to eliminate the curse and the degrading influences of nonernployment, and so long h# this evil shall be with us our best efforts will be concentrated to the reduction of the hours of labor of ail until the desired end is attained. , “The establishment of a postal savings bank system and also a postal telegraph system, long since demanded by organized labor, seems nearer accomplishment than at any previous time. /“it is submitted whether it would not be wise tb modify our position in so'far as to interpose no objection to the passage of a law providing for compulsory arbitration in disputes between the organized employes of tpe railroads and the railroad companies, ‘•and the giving of an award by such lawful arbitrators; but we should hesitate to give our indorsement--to any legislation, state or national’? empowering the compulsory enforcement of an award and the specific enforcement of a contract to labor. “There should be no equivocation as to our posjtton on any question, much less one of such importance as immigration. “Recently one of the branches of the federal courts decided by a majority vote that the boycott is illegal. The suggestion is made that upon any letter or circular issued upon a matter of this character, after stating the name of the unfair firm and the grievance complained of, the words: 'We have been enjoined by the courts from boycotting this concern,’ could be added with advantage.” After the reading of the address the federation adjourned until 2:15 p. ni. Vice President McGuire presided at the afternoon session, which was well attended. Secretary Morrison presented his report, sifowing an increase in receipts of $2,349 over the previous ' year* An extra amount had been expended in organization and 34,280 new members were enrolled. The .greatest, item of expense was $3,539 for organization, and of this $2,000 hud been used in sending organizers among the miners during the great strike. Expenses for the year were $19,113. During the year, the report states-, 376 strikes bud been officially noticed, involving 165.407 workers. Os these 189 were won, 31 compromised and 33 lost. During the year 217 charters were issued to national, state, central, local and federal labor unions. The report states the indications are favorable fora continuance of the use of labels. The secretary recommends tliat the per capita tax for local and federal labor unions to the federation be increased from one to five cents per ► Treasurer John B. Lennon then submitted his report showing the income of the federation from November 1, 1896, so November 1, 1R97 to be $21,808 and the expenses $19,113, leaving a balance dn the treasury of $2,694 whigh, added; to SI,OOO now in the hands of the secretary, gives a total balance of $3,694. ..

LYNCHED. llrace of Nearroes Fall Into the Hand* of a Louisiana Mob. New Orleans, Dec. negroes arrested for the murder of a storekeeper named Babin at St. Gabriel, La., were lynched Monday night. The proof of their guilt was conclusive and popular indignation was great. Sheriff Brown, fearing a jail delivery put the blacks on Ihe Texas it Pacific train to be taken to New Orleans for safe keeping. The people stopped the train six miles below Plaquemine, locked up the conductor and the deputy sheriff, took the negroes off and hanged them in the woods. DISASTROUS GALE. • • " 4 - Causes Much Damnuc In Loulsinnn—t jto*i of Life Fen red. New Orleans. Dec. 14. —A hurricane struck Point 11-A-La-Hache, 40 miles be-' low the-city Monday demolishing the St , Thomas Catholic church, tsvo houses and one store. A lugger was carried clear across the river and one of her crewman Austrian, was drowned. This happened nt half past one o’clock in the morning and while the loss nt the point is only about sls-,000 it is feared that the hunting camps on the back bayous were swept and a number of lives lost. Won’t Wear Frluon-Made tnlfornis. Schenectady, N. Y'., Dec. 14.—Orders were’ recently issuld that the entire national guard of New Y'ork should be supplied with uniforms made in the state prison. The members of the Thirtytsixth separate company have announced that they will never consent to wear prison-made uniforms. They say they will disband rather than wear prison-made uniforms. - Wheat Ta|<e* a Tumble. Chicago, Dec. 14 From $1.5 earlv in Yhe day Monday December wheat suddenly broke to cents, but larter recovered to $1.02.

GEN. LEE IN PERIL. Fear That Spaaiard* May Attach American Consulate In Havnn . Havana, Dec. 14.-The American consulate is constantly guarded by four soldiers of the military police of Havana and two detectives. There is much apprehension in government circles that an attack may be directed upon the consulate by the uncompromising Spaniards, who arc very angry, over I resident McKinley’s message. La Lucba comments upon the message as an insult to Spain. La Union, Constitutional, and El Commercio are daily exciting thA anger of the Spaniards over the message. Havana, via West, Fla., Dec. 14. It is offiefally announced that the Spanish Torres under the command of Gen. l*ando, in the province of Puerto Principe. have been pushing the insurgent leader, Gen. Maximo Gomez, so closely that he was obliged, with about 200 men of his escort, to seek refuge in the woods and mountains of Las Delicias. The commissioners sent by Gen. Pando to different parts of the island with instructions to negotiate with the insurgents for their acceptance of the autonomous form of government proposed by Spain, have not returned in a single case, which seems to confirm the reports that some of them have been hanged by the insurgents and others have elected to remain with the enemy. It is reported that Juan del Gado, the insurgent leader, has hanged the two commissioners who were sent to him with peace propositions. New York, Dec. i4. —The Ward line steamer Orizaba, which arrived Monday, brought from Havana 391 bales of tobacco, being the first shipment of the weed from the port in many months. ■ This was the first importation of leaf tobacco to arrive in this city.since three months ago, and before that there bad been none for something like a year. The importation by the Orizaba, taken in connection with the more liberal attitude pf the neW Spanish ministry and the captain •general of is accepted as a sign that the tribulations ’oTimporters who have toljacco stored in Havana without the privilege of moving it to this country are soon to cease. It was said by a member of tobaeco importers that they now expected that the edict of Weyler would be rescinded, but .that they were also afraid that it would be followed by an increase in the already high exportation duty, They are under the impression that the new captain general and the home government will desire to continue the policy of Gen. Weyler in keeping all of the fine leaf tobacco in Cuba to be worked up in cigars by the royal native workmen; but that they will prefer to bring about the same result by the seemingly less harsh method of raising the exportation duty to the point of prohibition, and thereby mitigate—so they hopeone more cause of irritation in this country. ;

PROPOSALS REJECTED. Drills]* Engineer* Refuse to Accept Employers’ Term*. London, Dec. 14.- — ' The ballot taken by the unions of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers is almost unanimous against accepting the proposals of the employers. The ballot grew out of the formal conference between ■she representatives of the striking engineers and their employees, which began on November 24 last, and after Several sessions was adjourned on December 3 until December 14, in order to allow the delegates of the" engineers to submit to the various unions the terms of the masters,. : The employers, through their representatives at the conference, have declined to recede from their position respecting freedom in the management of their business, without the interference of ’the unions, and emphatically pronounce against a reduction in the hours of labor, on the ground that such a diminution would mean a smaller output and inability to meet foreign competitors. The general impression when the conference was adjourned to allow ihe ballot*was’that unless the unions accepted these terms there would be a renewal of the deadlock. The strike began on July 13, lust, with a lockout upon the part of some of the engineers, followed by the engineers calling out a large number of men, until about a hundred thousand engineers were thrown out of work. The ostensible reason for the strike was the question of payment for overtime, and incidentally for eight hours’ work per day. The engineers have insisted upon eight hours’ work and that all overtime must count as one and a quarter time for the first two hours and as time and a half after that. HEAVY GRAIN SHIPMEtyJ^. Expected to Exceed 2,000.000 IlnnheU Monthly nt Bolton. Boston, Dec. 14.—The Transcript says: Heavy grain shipments are being made from this port, and will probably exceed 2.000,000 bushels a month from now .on. Some big grain deals have been made lately, and steamers will hare-abom 7rtt~Ttn*y yiih handle. Space has bee a. engaged for forwarding to Liverpool 1,500,000 bushels of hyavy grain and oats during January aodFebmary via the Leyland line and a prominent grain broker lias been making overtures to the steamship lines for 1,000,000 bushels; but lie could not secure the desired terms. Mnt Give Surety Honda. Washington-, Dec. 14.—Postmaster Clary has amended regulations so as to require that after April 1 next the bond supplied by letter carriers for the faithful performance of their duties shall be that supplied by surety companies. At the present time about half of the carriers have surety company bonds and the other half private individual bond's. By the death of bondsmen and for other reasons the individual bonds are often found to be worthless and the new system is believed to be in accordance with practical business methods.

WEYLER EAGER FOR WAR. WIUIsC 4° Uend ■ Spanl*tl Fore* Against United Stnte*. Madrid, Dec. 13.—Gen. Weyler said Saturday at Barcelona that, considering Spain’s military and naval strength and the cottrage of her soldiers, she had nothing to fear from a war with the United States. Gen. Weyler continued: “If such a war becomes necessary, I will consider ft my greatest military glory to take command of*a military expedition against the United StateA I approve the language of the papers hostile to McKinley’s message, but I think that even they are too cJd In their censures. Never have such Insults as those of McKinley against the representative of an army of a friendly nation remained unpunished. Gen. Weyleg'said that in defense of his campaign and honor of the army in Cuba he would ask the government to publish the diplomatic notes exchanged with the UnitecJ States, chiefly one sent by Premier Canovas on the 4th of August, this year. As regards the leadership of the new Kobledoist party, he said, he did not want it. Robledo had been very wise in proclaiming himself the leader ad interim only. Circumstances alone could decide who would be the leader. Madrid, Dec. 13.—Lieut, Gen. Weyler arrived here Sunday afternoon. He was received at the by Gen. Azcarraga, former premier; Gen. Borrero, former commander of the Sixth army corps, and by a number of republicans, Caidlsts, conservatives and Robeldoists. As he alighted from the train they cheered him and then carried him shoulder high to the entrance of the railway station, where he took a carriage and was rapidly driven off. There was no further incident, the public appearing indifferent. The partisans of Gen. Weyler pretend that a crowd of 8,000 people tendered him an ovation with shouts of “Long live Weyler!” “Death to the Yankees!” and the like. He will be received a by the queen regent to-day. SETTLEMENT EFFECTED. Gerninn-Clilnese Difficulty Said to Have Ilecn Arranged. Peking, Dec. 13.—The German-Chi-nese difficulty is practically settled. The Germans refuse to discuss the occupation of Kiao Chou bay; the governor of Slian-Tung province has been rein oyed from office, but wiII not be any furt her degraded; nomonopoly of mines and railroads is conceded to Germany, but that country is given preference. Finally the area immediately surrounding Kiao Chou bay is set apart exclusively for Germany. China yields on ail other points. ’ London, Dec; 13. —The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Mail says he hears that Great Britain agrees not to oppose Germany's occupation of KiaoChou in yeturn for Germany’s promise not to interfere in the Egyptian question. According to a dispatch from Shanghai to the same paper, the Germans are extending the area of occupation at Kiao-Chou and now control 400 square miles. They have arranged a German administration and are already collecting duties.

RESCUED JUST IN TIME. \ Crew of British Steamer Mllltield Leave Her as Sinks. Queenstown, Dec. 13.—The Cunard line steamer Etruria, Capt. Ferguson, from New Y r ork, December 4, for Liverpool, arrived here at 1:43 p. m. She reports having sighted at 2;30 p. m. Friday 140 miles west of F’astnet, the British steamer Millfield, Capt. Willis, from Baltimore, on November 23, for Belfast, flying signals of distress. The decks of the Millfield were being swept by heavy seas, her funnels were gone and she was sinking. The Etruria stood by her for 12 hours, during which the Cunarder manned a lifeboat and rescued tlie 23 men composing the crew of the Millfield. The rescued men say the Millfield encountered a hurricane on Wednesday last, during which a mountainous sea washed over the vessel, carrying away her bridge and boats, flooding the engine room and putting out her fires. The Millfield’s crew were exhausted from pumping when rtscued by the lifeboat of the Etruria. GOLD IN INDIANA. Discovery Made Near Warsaw Canif* Great Excitement. Warsaw, Ind., Dec. 13. —While hunting in the country about six miles south of here Dr. T. A. Goodwin, of this city, discovered several stoDes of sizes ranging up to an inch in diameter. He picked them up, because of their beautiful color,and upon his return home polished them. While so doing he discovered, them to contain specks of gold- > A jeweler verified his belief as did a gold expert who spent many years in the mines of California. Dr. Goodwin refuses to reveal the exact spot where he found the quartz, but expects to make a speculation on it. Great excitement prevails. ■*- —, — AhU Pardon from Gov. Tanner. Springfield, 111., Dec. 13. Judge Hawker, of Carbondale; Capt. Willia® Halliday, of Cairo; Capt. Theodore Steyer, of Golconda, and Capt. Jonathan Willis, of Metropolis, appeared before Gov./ Tanner asking executive clemency for Col. William R. Brown and Col. Brunner, formerlyof the banking firm of Brown & Brunner, and which failed in 1895. Gov. Tanner rt/ fused to ac.t until a decision is ordered by the supreme court in the case now before it. 4 / , Fifty Years la Prison. Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 13. —Saturday Gov. Stephens commuted the death sentence of William Williams, the Kansas City negro, who murdered a Hungarian in that city on the day of the carnival last fall for hurrahing K> r Bryan. Williams, who was sentenced to bang next Tuesday, will get off with fifty years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. Mli Fairs Sentenced. Waverly, la.. Dee. 13. Judge Clyde sentenced Delilah Fales anil Wj!L Kern, aged 20 and 17** respectively, to and 12 years in the penitentiary-